UK and EU regulations stipulate that airlines must provide care and potential compensation for passengers experiencing flight delays of three hours or more, or cancellations. This includes food, accommodation, and alternative travel arrangements, with compensation amounts varying based on delay length and flight distance.
Over 20 Scottish business organisations have collectively urged First Minister John Swinney to withdraw proposed legislation for a legal cap on certain food and drink prices. Industry representatives argue the measure is unworkable, economically damaging, and will exacerbate existing supply chain vulnerabilities.
Gordon Nicholass, an 85-year-old grandfather from Blackpool, has died, months after he was assaulted during a home burglary. Lancashire Police have confirmed his death is now being treated as a murder investigation.
A government proposal to release certain prisoners serving indefinite sentences early to ease prison overcrowding has drawn sharp criticism from within Conservative ranks.
